Starting off in a cold greenhouse

[robinaber]

What can I start off or move into a cold greenhouse now? Is it too early for runner/French beans, courgettes, etc. Also could I move my tomatoes in there now?

[robinaber]

[Paulines7]

Mine are all in there now. 

I have a small plastic greenhouse within my greenhouse for sensitive plants such as peppers, chillies and cucumbers. 

Tomatoes are in pots in polystyrene boxes.  If a frost is at all likely and when I first moved the tomatoes from indoors, I put a fleece over them at night.

[Deb P]

I do the same as Pauline, I have 2 mini plastic greenhouses which I use to acclimatise tender stuff like squashes, tomatoes and peppers in inside the cold greenhouse, they progress to the benches as they get bigger and then planted out in growbags in the greenhouse or large pots on the benches for the peppers.

[Jayb]

I've had my tomatoes and chillies in an unheated greenhouse for a few weeks, like Paulines I have fleece at the ready. I planted out some french beans and early runner beans about 10 days ago into a polytunnel and they all look to be doing well. These were started off indoors and I'll continue to germinate inside and then move out to the greenhouse.

I've noticed some volunteer tomato seedlings in the poly, so they will grow, but my choice would be to give a little more heat and hopefully have better germination. 

[caroline7758]

Thanks for this thread, Jayb, I've been debating whether to move my toms and peppers out into my cold greenhouse this week asthey are getting quite big now. I sowed broccoli, sunflowers and french beans out there last week (with plastic covers over) and with the sun we've had the first two are up already.

[queenbee]

What can I start off or move into a cold greenhouse now? Is it too early for runner/French beans, courgettes, etc. Also could I move my tomatoes in there now?

[queenbee]

sowing beans in a cold greenhouse is definately hit and miss at this time of year. Keep the sowed seed indoors in a cool room until the first true leaves have formed. Move to cold greenhouse and grow under horticultural fleece (very inexpensive)  Plant out at end of May. Same with courgettes.

Regards Queenbee

[small]

I started Blue Lake French beans a fortnight ago in my cold greenhouse (E Midlands), they are growing on beautifully.  I started my runner beans a week ago and they are germinated. I will cover with old fleece or bubble wrap if a frost is forecast, but I'm confident they'll survive,  based on experience.

[Trevor_D]

My tomatoes are all planted up in the cold greenhouse and growing happily. I've moved the peppers in as well (in 4" pots), but the aubergines are still in the "heated" one. (Inverted commas, because the heating is actually off at the moment, although the cladding is still in place.)

[jazzman2]

I have a 6x4 cold green house which I have completely insulated with bubble wrap on the inside I have chillies , peppers and squash  and toms doing nicely..bubble wrap from packaging whole seller off ebay broad beans and peas  started off in there were put out today  ;D